On Kanye’s messy new album and how non-Christians like me process gospel music.

What do the hatreds towards Drake, Swift, and Coldplay have in common and what do they say about the way we perceive pop music as a genre?

Some words about J. Cole’s polarizing career, being a “student of the game”, and reconciling with my Twitter bubble.

How two “terrible” albums entered my life at the same time, and made me engage with Led Zeppelin in a way I never would have otherwise.

Now that duo has broken up, I revisited their song, “Touch”, which made me reflect on the lifetime I had spent convinced that they had nothing to offer me.

The 10 best albums I discussed on the inaugural year of The Skip Button.

"Friday" by Rebecca Black gets a remix that features Big Freedia and 30h!3... and reminds us that this song has always been a smash.

Aly & AJ and Olivia Rodrigo are both Disney stars who released explicit songs weeks apart from each other. The biggest difference? One of those songs took 13 years to make.

And my detailed thoughts on his central thesis.

… And why I’m so embarrassed by it.

Why we get uncomfortable when celebrities like Paris Hilton decide they want to make an album.

This year’s list of nominees feels more like a ransom note sent along with The Weeknd’s dismembered finger that reads “Give Us Childish Gambino.”

Bridgers and Maggie Rogers do a righteous thing: give this song a chance.

A tribute to the music we found right before the finding the music that actually molded us.

How did JC Chasez sound that good and make an album that bad?

Was Wayne’s rock album a mistake or a prophecy?

Thoughts on The Chainsmokers: pop music’s favorite villains.

A podcast all about the music you love to hate.